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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
MARKETS.

CH1cAeo:-wheat, No. 2 spring, s2%c; No. 3
spring, TIC; No. 2 red. S2Xc. Corn, No. 2,37Kc.
Oats, No. 2, 27%c. Rye, No: 2, 56Ac. Barley,
No s1 g 2, sc; Fla = SEED ss5 $ So Tim9Gth !. seed ED,
lbs, $7.15. Butter, creamery II to 22c; dairy,
15h to 21c. Eggs, liz to 12Kc.
NEW YoRK:-Wheat, No. 2 spring, csc; No. 1
hard: e4e; ungraded red, e5Ac; No. 8 red, Gig;
No. 2 red, 931sc. Corn. ungraded, 5OAc; No. 2,
Eggs, 1870. Butter. western, IL to 24c.
MlLwAUKEE:-W9eat. 7sAc. Corn, No. 3 $50.
Oats. No; 2. white 32kc. Rye, No: 1, 62hc.
ter. Is to zoe. Eggs, 10 to 12kc.
Observation-Disclosures, 10: 1 hard, 76c; No.
l northern, 574Ac: No: 2 northern, 73hc., Flour
to local dealers, or shippers, in sacks 81 20 to
S4.3O. Corn, 39c. Bran, $1,000 to $1,000.
shorts, $1,000 to 5000. oats, soc. Rye,
No. 2, 4Sc; No. 8, 4Oc. Corn meal, bolted, $18
to $50. Hay, wild. SO to $1,000: Butter,
creamery, "a 10 Csc: dairy, 1s to zoe. Eggs,
- to 12kc Potatoes, SO to 55c.
ST PAUL;wWheat, No. l hard, 77c; No 1
northern. 76kc; No. 2 northern, 75c. Corn No.
2, 38c: Oats, No. l mixed, 29Kc; No. 2, mixed,
29c; No. 1 white, 32c; No. 2 white, Bic. Bar
ley. No. 2, Soc. Rye, No. 2, 4sc. Fla seed.
CSC. Timothy seed, s1;7o. Clover seed, $500.
Potatoes, 45 to 53c. Eggs, liz to 12c.
DULUTH:-Wheat, 77T to 7SAc.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
HealthfUl k d

Many persons suppose that hygienic
; cookery takes no account of ''of things
that taste WE'LL" This is a decided
mistake. 1t is of piece with the
idea that a pious church member is
a prisoner to solemnity, and can
not look cheerful. Hygienic cookery
may be defined as the science of max
ing every dish so sweet and appetizing
that chemical sauces need not be EN-,
ployed to give them flavor. It is es-
sential that every article of food pre-
pared in this manner shall be of the
choicest and best. Sound potatoes
roasted in their jackets, are preferable
to unsound potatoes, fried in lard or
butter. Are they not? Roasting is
hygienic, 1t preserves the potato in
purity, and makes it delicate morsel
even for an epicure. A baked apple is
wholesome, An apple fritter is not,
because it is Drowned in grease. Hy-
gienic cookery requires that apples
shall have no decay in them; it requires
that the cores shall be carefully re-
moved; and it requires that the stones
or seeds shall be removed from rails
ms. Take a prime piece of fish and
cook it by steam, and it will be found
so delicious that it would be spoiled in
flavor by, even q suggestion Of chemi-
cal sauce. High f~avoring enables I'M
principled hotel and restaurant keep
ers, to serve impure food. which, If
cooked according to hygienic rules,
would be readily detected. A bad oys-
ter may be concealed in fried butter,
and partly swallowed before it is de-
tected-Herald of Health.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
He Got Her Easily.

young mani" he said, as he follow
I'd him out on the steps last evening.
II want to have a talk with you. You
a been sparkling my daughter"
Eyes, SIR"
"You think you love herp"
II know 1 do"
,"And you would fain bear her off to
,ome woodbine cottageP"
'That is what I would fainest, sir. "
<"Ah-um! What's your salaryP"
''Seven dollars q week, SIR"
"Jess so; take her. Twas afraid you
souldn't support us all on your wages,
but it's all right. Hurry up things and
get into the family in time to pay the
next months rent. You don't know
what a relief it will be to us old folks
to have some one to support us."-
Detroit: Free Press.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

Lord Roseberry, in a speech at Glasgow,
said: He had almost unlimited confidence
in Gladstone. The government, by press
ing their wanton coercion bill, were rails
ing IN agitation that would certainly lead
to q general election. In regard to the as
sertion that if home rule were granted Ire
land would fall under the control of Ameri.
can irish, he said it was his belief that il
Gladstone's bill had been passed the Irish
would now resent interference from New
York much as they always resented inter-
ference from England. If the Liberal poll.
cy of oonciliation Jailed the Liberals would
ut least have the satisfaction OF knowing
that they tried IN experiment which
they would never regret, and placed
Englishmen in q better position to deal
with their unhappy fellow countrymen in
Ireland. @'
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

"A ,Missoula dispatch to the Montana In
dependent says: The Indian commission
closed it's labors with the Flatheads at st.
Ignatius' mission. Much to the disappoint-
ment OF the people OF this country no ar
arrangement was made for the cutting down
OF the reservation or division Of the lands
in severalty.
1t is semi-ofRcially stated that the Vati-
can, being informed that Francois d~esirous
OF resuWing good relations with the pope,
will APPOINT Q commission Of leading &C.
~Glesiastics to study the questions at issue
and draft proposals for settlement.
The effect OF the Riel rebellion on the
Canadian Northwest is noticeable in the
falling OF OF immigration and in the de-
crease Of land sales. The dominion min
lister Of the interior reports sales for last
gear amounting to $4,000 against 1885,
600 in 1884.
According 10 Lerisiator Dakin Of Michi-
gan, his fellow members will sell their
votes Tor from &5 to $26 each. These
fallows appropEdstsly have = very low
aRinloao e ~HhAmaelMeA
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

Before leaving for Atlanta, Chairman
Cooley wrote the Sisters of St. Joseph,
OF St. Louis, refusing their request to au-
thorize railroad companies to give them
free transportation, as heretofore, and
adding: The companies must determine
Tor themselves what shall be their policy in
the granting OF favors to persons engaged
in religious works. The statute allows the
giving OF reduced rates to ministers of re-
eral and impartial rule, no question OF its
legality could arise, and..no railroad COM
pany could have occasion to fear penal
ties.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
A Slight Mistake.

WAS that the door bell rang, NoroP"
asked Mr. Borrer of the house maid.
/. ''Yis, sorr, thayer's er gintlemun at
ther door, as wud lorke ter .spake wild
yees, sorr." II, s' ="
.sWho is itp'' ~1 (r.5
.tDivil er bit do 'Oi know, ,sorr. He
luiks 1oike er TRAMP"
'.Wel tell him WI have nothing for
him to eat, and no old clothes"
II bog pardon sir" said avoice from
The doorway. 'but MI. Perquisite, the
head waiter at the hotel sent me with
his dress-suit you wished to borrow to
wear atrthe reception this evening"
Carl Pretgel's Weekly.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
A Famous Detective.

James jackson, the famous State
detective, resides in Sing Sing, and is
generally in attendance at the prison.
His duties are to examine carefully
the face of every convict as he enters,
and to scrutinize every visitor in or
der to prevent any DISCHARGED convict
seeing his pals. Occasionally he has
to make long journeys in pursuit Of
runaway prisoners or to identify Grim
mails convicted in other States. He
never makes mistake; if once helooks
a a in the eye he will know him un-
der any disguise, as he tells his man
by the look of his eyes. Once an es-
raped convict had his nose pared
down on third, but Jackson detected
him at once, notwithstanding this re-
markable change offeature. Mr. Jack
son is about 5 feet eight inches in
height, about 35 year old, of q light
and sinewy build, with black hair and
piercing black eyes, and is altogether
handsome. He knows about 10000
criminals, and it is simply wonderful
that he can distinguish the features of
every M On his long journeys he
eats very moderately and always takes
one Brandreth pill at night. When
much tatigued by the jolting OF the
cars o. his tiresome trips he Uses two
Allcock's Porous Plasters on the small
of the back, which gives him renewed
vigor and quickly relieve him OF all
wearniess. These are the only two
remedies he uses, anu he attributes
his vigor and remarkable health to
Allcock's Porous Plasters and Brand
reth's Pills. Sing Sing, IN. W Daily
Register.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
TO Disl0dge the Enemy,

When it takes the form of disease of the kidneys
or bladder, is q task we'll nigh imp ossible Of &C
comp1ishment. Renal and vesical maladies are
more obstinate than any Others. Counterfeit,
therefore, the earliest indications ofinactivity of
the many organs with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, which possesses, among other excellent quail.
tiles, those of an efficient diuretic. The degree of
stimulation apparent from it's use reaches, but
never goes beyond the bounds of safety. 1t in
vigorates always. never initiates. Brf fights lis
ease, diabetes, catarrh of the bladder, are dis
eases successfully combatted in their incipienccy
with this benign medicinal stimulant and tonic.
Besides reinforcing and regulating the kidneys
and bladder, the Bitters is a specific for fever
and ague, constipation and dyspepsia.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

The new yacht, the Thistle, was launched
quietly, and was at once towed to Gou-
rock, three miles west of Greenock, on the
Clyde. She displays considerable overhang
OF both stem and stern. Her sails will be
carried well forward and her masts will be
stepped nearer to the stem than is custom
airy. Her mainsail will be immense. Her
deck is very much like the Marjorie's. Her
bowsprit will be Of common iron, fitted to
the stem head, and therefore her big spar
will be right amidships. The Thistle will
cross the Atlantic as a yaul, but when
racing she will be cutter-rigged.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
Bright Boy.

"We!have. q lamp at U house that
hnrns without. any OIL" said a small
boy recently to a neighbor of his faith
er's. where he> was playing.
guess not, sonny said the neigh
Dor cautiously.
Yes, sir! Ny father invented it out
Of his own head, and it don't burn q
mite ofroil nor wick neither"
but how does he light itp"
.Oh, he lights the other one," said
the smallboy innocently. -Detroit Free
Press.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

The will of the late Alexander Mitchell of
Milwaukee, has not yet been admitted to
probate, but it has been read before the
family. From a member of the family the
following requests are learned: Milwaukee
Protestant Orphan asylum, $40, 600. Mil
waukee Catholic Orphan asylum, $4,000
Milwaukee (P~assavant) hospital, $40, 900.
St. Mary's (Catholic) hospital, $4,000.
Young Mems Christian association, $1O,.
600. Nashotah House, S 5 5000. Racine
college, $4,000.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
81 Feel so Vell.o

IT want to thank you for to ling me OF
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, -
writes a lady to her friend. For q long
time I was unfit to attend to the work OF
household. I kept about. but I felt
thoroughly miserable. Ihad terrible back
aches, and bearing-down sensations across
me and was quite weak and discouraged.
I sent and got some OF the medicine after
receiving your letter, and it has cured me.
I hardly know myself. I feel SO WE'LL"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
All ssPlayed Out"

"Don't know what ails melately. Can't
eat ~well,-can't sleep well. Can't work,
s nnd ae s;et, s en}0Y ! f aojng aiG't ~sil. A Fee!
all kind O. played out, someway." That
is what scores Of men say every day. Il
they would take DR.. Pierce's Golden Med.
ical Discovery they would soon nave nc
occasion to say it. 1t purifes the blood,
tones up the system and fortifiesit against
disease. 1t is a great anti bilious remedy
as we'll.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
Country Courtesy.

II hear that old Greedy's hogs'have
got the cholera" said Farmer Jabber
IS he met Deacon Dryweed at the cross
roads.
He hasn't caught it himself, has
hep
NO, whyP''
He's the biggest hog ON his farm.
Speaking about hogs, how are your
sG!qrI Pretzers Weekly.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

The little nerve plant, Moxie, has just
captured the place. The men drink Moxie
and talk OF the revolution in drinks. The
women hurrah for tile drink and take in
the revolution. Every tired, nervous WON
an should have a drink of Moxie and if
she once gets a taste you can't keep her
from it and it's no use to try.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
What is q click Ups,'

The nomenclature of society is en-
riched BY the. phrase lick up" After
. swell dinner sthere is much Nbroken
victuals and many stubs Of bottles Of
wine. These arr used in 4 sort OF poor
relation reception next daw, which Is q
,'aiok Chicago Herald.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

November, 1880, Thomas Tormey. Scott
Depot, Putnam Co., W. Va, wrote: "In
bed with sciatica; am using St. Jacobs
OIL" Oct. 25th, 1886, he writes: 'Three
rubbings with it, got me out and cured me.
No return"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

PURE Con LIVER On made from selected livers on
the sea-shore: by HAZARD. HAZARD &,CO- New York.
1t Ia absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have once
taken it prefer It to all others. Physicians have decided
t superior to any Of the other otls in market.
CHAPPED HANDR, FACE. PIMPLEs, and rough Skin
cured by using JUMPER TAR SOAR. made by HAZARD.
HAZARD g. co, New York.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

Henry Thomas, OF the Academy OF Music
at Montreal, has entered an action against
Mrs. Langtry for breach OF contract. Mrs.
Langtry was to have appeared there but
failed to keep her engagement.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

It is not understood why druggists keep
in stock SO many kinds OF medicines for
coughs, col DIS, and consumption, when it
is Only necessary to keep Aliens Lung
Balsam, that old reliable remedy, whichis
q pure vegetable preparation and perfect
ly harm less, as it contains no opium in
any form. Sold everywhere.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

1--WE nave used Red Star Cough Cure"
writes the sisters of Notre Dame, Govans.
town, Md, for the cure of coughs, oppres-
sion OF the chest and sore throat" Price
twenty-five cents a bottle.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

Arlington (Ore.) Times: The sheepmen
have experienced, during the last season,
the most unfavorable weather and circum-
stances that have struck Oregon for years.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

Don't disgust everybody by hawking,
blowing and splitting, but use DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy and be cured.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

Prospectors just arrived from the Boul-
der, one hundred miles southwest OF Bill
ings, have brought with them samples OF
exceedingly rich free milling gold. quartz.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

BURNS and scalds are instantly rendered
painless and invariably cured without a scar,
by the use Of Carbolisalve, the great skin
remedy. Is and SO cents, at Druggists or by
mail. Cole h Co.. Black River Falls. Wis.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

For Coughs and Throat Disorders use
Browns BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs. Have never
changed my mind respecting them, except
I think better of that which I began think
ing well of,"-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
Sold only in boxes.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

Eddie Atkinson, q 14-year- old boy, son
Of Chris. Atkins on, OF GAINESVILLE, was kill
ed by the cars at Beloit.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

The Northern Pacific has made some
changes in classification hat effect a
material reduction on certain articles Of
freight.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

Capt. Scott, admiral commanding the
Canadian navy, proposes to begin the
campaign against American fishermen OF
May 10.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

y An Austrian storm and an Australian
shipwreck caused the death OF over six
hundred people.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

For Bilious affections take Aliens Iron
Tonic,Bitters. Allgenuine bear the signature
OF J. T. Allen, Druggist, st. Paul, MINI.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

Altogether. ESQ indictments for murder
were found against eighty Bald Knobbers
at Ozark, Mo.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

Charles ellison has ~purchashed z, 900
sheep and ranch a~ppurtenances from Henry
Mcdonald, for $55, 600.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
rheumatism

According to the best authorities, originates in . NOR
bid condition Of the blood. Tactic acid. caused by the
decomposition of the gelatinous and albuminous It's
sues, c~irculates with the blood and attacks the fbrous
tissues, particularly in the joints. and thus causes tho
local manifestations Of the disease. The back and
shoulders are the parts usually affected by rheumatism,
and the joints at the knees. ankles, hips ard wrists are
also sometimes attacked. Thousands Of people have
found In Hood'ssarsaparilla positive and permanent
cure for rheumatism. This medicine, by It's purifying
and vitalizing action on the blood. corrects the cause
Of the disease, and it also gives strength to every func-
ton Of the body.
II have taken Hoods sarraparilla for dyspepsia and
as 9 tonic Alternative, with the most beneficial results.
4 have also used It for rheumatism with good effect. I
regard i as one Of the very best family medicines"
Nh. CURRY, Proyidence, RI.
Hoods S~arsapariIIa
Sold " ~ druggists. Sl;Ex for Is. Psrarsd byo
LHOoD I co. Apothscazts4 Lowell. Nasa
100 Doses One Dollar
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

If a cough disturbs your sleep take Piso's
Cure for Consumption and rest well.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

There 4 no gambling in Brooklyn' but-ssv-
a.sS.cftizens inesuding o. alderman weredone
up he past week hv three pokAr aahaypG
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
For Weak Women.

For weak women.
Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass:
"About the first OF September, 1881, my
wife was taken with uterine hemorrhage.
The best styptics the physicians could pre-
scribe did not check it and she got moro
and more enfeebled. She was troubled with
P%rolarsus Uteri, Leucorrhea, numbness Of
the limbs, sickness OF the stomach and loss
OF appetite. l purchased ~ trial bottle Of
your Vegetable Compound. She said b
could discover a salutary effect from the
first dose. Now she is comparatively free.
from the Prolapsus, Stomach's sickness,
&c. The hemorrhage is very much better
and is less at the regular periods. Her ap-
petite is restored, and her general health,
and strength arc much improved. We jeel
that we have been wonderfully benefited
and our hearts are drawn out in xyutitudo'
for the same and in sympathy for other
sufferers, for whose sakes we allow n
names to be used"
C. w. EATON, Thurston, N. "
The Compound is put up in Pill, LozeDgs
and Liquid form. All sold by druggists.
The Pills and Lozehges sent by mail on 70
ceipt OF price.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

when applied into
the nostrils, will be
absorbed e~ffectually
cleansing the head
Of catarrhal virus,
causing healthy Sc
cretions. 1t allays
inflammation, pro-
tects the membrane
OF the nasal pas
sages from addition
al colds, completely
heals the sores and
restores II OF
taste and smell.
Not a Liquid or SNUFF.
A Quick Relief 3
Positive Cure.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

4 III THERE and 90 other latest popular songs. words
|1I1 g. music only 1Oc. st. Louis Card Co., st. Louis Mo.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-10-20

pwris nasurali5su without fee or rubbing
by o oodsman. At some little dis.
tance from the hotels, BY carriage or
donkey ride up the valley, are other natural
wonders Of great besuty--Devips lake,
from which Devils creek leaps torrent
like into the Bow and Ghost river. an
other exquisitely pretty mountain stream.
The Canadian government is spending
money with wise liberality in this beau
tiful preserve. Level, broad roads are
going forward MP and around the noun
tain sides, superb iron bridges are being
laid across the streams, the picturesque
and lazy soldiers of the Northwest
police are established there In numbers
sufficient to preserve order and enforce
law and before winter-when the park
is Just as attractive as in summer--the
place will seem q pillar of civilization
instead Of an outpost of the wilderness.
A feature that will be conspicuous there,
and from which we Americans might
borrow to advantage, is the absence of
fees and expense to those who visit the
park. Few Americans, comparatively,
have money to spare in such abundance
as is needed to see the wonders Of our
Yellowstone Park. The very books that
are issued to tempt us to go there
alright us with their lists of charges,
mounting far beyond hundred dollars
for mere costs Of sightseeing. Here in
Bauff Park there is nothing Of the sort
You are charged exactly as at Long
Branch or Minnetonka. If you ride you
must hire teams, Of course, and II you
board you must pay the hotel bills, but
beyond the moderate hotel charges and
the quarters put out for the daily baths,
there 10 no absolute need to spend .
penny. JULIAN RALPH.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-10-20
THE ADVENTURES OF A PICTURE.

Hidden in Chimney and Taken Through
Several Countries.
A valuable addition has been made to
the Mary Queen Of Scots Relic Exhibi.
tion at Peterborough, in the celebrated
full-length oil.painting Of the Scottish
Queen from Blsirs College. The por-
trait was formerly the property of Eliza
beth Curle Zone of Mary's attendants at
the execution), and was bequeathed BY
her in 1890 to the Seminary or Scots COL
lege at Douai, her brother being at the
time one of the professors there. At the
breaking out of the French revolution,
writes the Echo, the inmates of the col
lege were obliged to fly, and the portrait
was taken out of the frame, rolled up,
and hidden in chimney of the refectory,
the fireplace being afterward built up.
In 1914 1t was taken from its hiding
place, transferred to the English Bene-
dictine College in Paris, brought to
Scotland In 1880 by the late Bishop Patti
son, and deposited in Blsir's College.
The painting, which is eight feet by four,
Is recognized as one of the few sc:hentic
portraits of Mary, and the portrait at
Windsor is supposed to be Q copy. 1t
has been insured by the local committee
for 5000, bringing up the total amount
Of insurance of the relic to t172, 900.
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crew at these figures. Twenty or
thirty Gre now carried instead Of
fifty or sixty when they belonged
to the steamers owners, and the
mates energy counterbalances the nu-
merical deficiency, though less time 10
left for singing and dancing. Such
motley, half-naked, perspiring crowd Of
degraded wretches I have never seen,
nor men 90 nearly akin to automatons.
II they have % at New Orleans, after
paying their dues at the bar, It 10 in
vested in blue shirt, red suspenders and
several days spree. Then they are ready
for the first outward craft. In the crowd
on our boat was q Scandinavian, the
only white in the black crew, and only
"sticker" among them--he had been reg
ulsrly shipped now for dozen trips and
owes more at the bar at each trips end
than his wages come to. Beyond his
whiskey and sleep he has not single
thought or desire apparently. I could
not even find sense of his degradation
in his countenance.
Occasionally one of the darkies would
break into song and jig, and would re-
spond with grin to the mates prod in
the ribs. They turn sometimes, and
courage as well as brutality is required by